Irish News Roundup

Irish Ministry Calls for Pension Overhaul
aiCIO
(June 19, 2013) — The Irish Pension Board has serious concerns over the sustainability and management of retirement assets, according to the Ministry for Social Protection. The board found that defined contribution (DC) plans must become the future …
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IMF Warns of Irish Austerity Fatigue as Bailout Exit Looms
Bloomberg
The Irish government estimates an accord in February to restructure the bailout of former Anglo IrishBank Corp. will yield 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in annual savings from next year. These shouldn’t be used to temper budget cuts as the state may …

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Michelle Obama has ‘typical Irish family lunch’ with Bono Telegraph.co.uk The smart Dublin commuter town is so used to famous faces it is dubbed “Paddywood” – Irish singers Van Morrison and Enya live here, as does Bono’s U2 bandmate The Edge. Formula One drivers Eddie Irvine and Damon Hill lived here, as did novelist … See all stories on this topic »

Inquiry seeks WA Irish child abuse victims
Herald Sun
NUMEROUS Irish child sex abuse victims are thought to be living in Western Australia, and a major inquiry into historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland is appealing for them to come forward. The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry was set …

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Irish Lawmakers Expected to Approve Limited Abortion
New York Times (blog)

DUBLIN — The Irish Parliament is expected to legalize limited abortion before its summer break after the publication of final government proposals that would allow terminations in cases when there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the …
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Threat to burn minister’s home over abortion bill
Irish Independent

Health Minister James Reilly has received a letter threatening to burn him and his family out of their home from an opponent of the abortion bill. Also in this section. Outlook is gloomy: 10 more wet summers on cards · ‘Honest’ thief gives back bike to …
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Irish Human Rights Commission calls for comprehensive Magdalene redress …
IrishCentral
The Irish Human Rights Commission has called on the government to establish a comprehensive redress scheme for survivors of the Magdalene Laundries. The agency says the scheme should be established as the State failed to protect the human rights of …
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Kenny rules out income tax hikes in next budget Irish Times In a speech delivered to the International Labour Organisation in Geneva, as part of his duties under the Irish EU presidency, the Minister said Ireland must address the burden of income tax on people with average incomes to create the jobs required to … See all stories on this topic »